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English verb: strike back | |||
| 1. | strike back (competition) make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil | ||
| Samples | The Empire strikes back. The Giants struck back and won the opener. The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing. | ||
| Synonyms | retaliate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hit, strike | ||
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